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START: Read 1 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds
Read 1: STATE STATE: Show cover illustration and identify title and author. The title of the book is The Ugly Vegetables and the author, or the person
who wrote the story, is Grace Lin.
STATE: Purpose of Read 1 Point to cover illustration. I notice here on the front cover there is a little girl, and I’m thinking that this
might be her mother. I also notice that they are standing in a garden full of vegetables. As I read the title again, The Ugly Vegetables, I wonder if she thinks that these vegetables are ugly? Let’s read and find out.
Read 1: TEACH
TEACH: Push-in story problem that’s connected to the story purpose by using the think-aloud strategy (I wonder, I noticed, I was
thinking….). This is where you can turn back to previous pages to connect events and infer the story problem. Oh, now I know the problem. Remember back at the beginning of the story (turn page back) when the little girl noticed that her garden was different that everyone else’s. Point out that every time the little girl noticed something different she questioned her mother as to why they were growing vegetables instead of pretty flowers.
TEACH: Push-in and connect key events that relate to the story problem.
Page # Events Page # Previous Event/Explanation
2 The little girl and her mother started working on their garden.
2 I wonder what they will plant in their garden.
Push-In and Connect
Key Events
Title: The Ugly Vegetables By: Grace Lin
Push-In Story Problem
Target Vocabulary
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3-4 The little girl is noticing that her neighbors are also planting a garden but they are using different tools, like smaller shovels and green watering cans.
3-4 I predict, I’m making a guess, that the little girl and her mom must be planting and growing something different than the neighbors.
5 The little girl notices that the labels, which are the words written on paper to name what they are growing, are different from the labels their neighbor is using. She asks her mom why and her mom says because they are growing Chinese vegetables.
7 Oh I see! My prediction was right! The girl and her mom are growing Chinese vegetables which are different from what their neighbors are growing. Their neighbors are growing flowers in their gardens.
3-5 That explains why they were using different tools than their neighbors. And remember here (pg. 5), their labels were different, too. That was because their neighbors were growing flowers but they were growing Chinese vegetables, which are different, they are not the same as flowers.
9-10 The little girl notices that all of her neighbor’s gardens are beautiful and smell sweet.
9-10 I wonder if she doesn’t think her garden is beautiful because her garden doesn’t have the same rainbow of flowers. It only has green leaves. (show comparison of the 2 gardens)
13-14 The little girl compares the two gardens and thinks that hers is ugly or not attractive.
13-14 I think we’ve figured it out! Look at the two gardens; she must think that the neighbors’ garden is more attractive because it is filled with a variety of beautiful bright colors compared to her garden which grew only green and yellow lumpy and icky vegetables. That must be the reason why she thinks her garden is so ugly.
15-16 The little girl and her mother picked the vegetables from the garden and wheeled them to the kitchen
15-16 It looks like they are about to prepare something.
19-20 The little girl and her neighbors are outside when they smell a magical aroma in the air
15-16 I wonder if that magical aroma could be coming from something
they prepared with those vegetables
21-22 The little girl realizes that the aroma is coming from her house and her mom has made a soup from the vegetables that they grew.
13-14 I am thinking that she must feel a little different about her ugly
vegetables now. These vegetables that she thought were so ugly
and icky actually turned out to be something so good and
delicious in her stomach when she ate them.
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23-24 The aroma smelled so good that the neighbors came over and wanted to trade their beautiful flowers for some ugly vegetables.
25-26 Everyone is enjoying the vegetable soup. Remember, she thought that her vegetables were so ugly and look, now everyone is enjoying those vegetables that she thought were so ugly.
27-28 The whole neighborhood decided to grow Chinese vegetables next to their flowers.
9-10 Remember in the beginning, the little girl thought that her vegetables were so ugly. Instead of a vegetable garden she wanted a flower garden like the rest of the neighborhood. Now this Spring, they all decided to grow vegetables along with their flowers.
TEACH: Push-in target vocabulary using PAT. Page # Point Act Tell
2 Mother, garden, shovels, worms wriggle Garden- a piece of ground where you grow fruit, flowers, and vegetables Neighbors- people who live near you
3 small shovel
4 Hose, watering cans dragged Hose- a long tube that water can go through
5 Pieces of paper, seed packages Chinese- to do with China
7 Stems, little leaves
Popped, rushed Rushed- to do something very fast Different- things that are not the same
9 Rainbows of flowers Blooming- to grow Rainbows of flowers- different colors of flowers
10 Butterflies, bees
12 Vines Ugly- not nice to look at Fuzzy- hairy Prickly- something that has a lot of sharp points on it
13 Vegetables Lumpy- has bumps
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Thin- not very big Icky- nasty or yucky
14 Poppies, peonies, petunias
15 Wheelbarrow, knife Washed, Wheelbarrow- a small cart with one wheel
16 Xiao hu gua, curled, xian cai, tong hao “aie-yow”, muscles Tough- something that is strong and will not break easily Xiao hu gua- Chinese cucumbers, long thin and covered with bumps Xian cai- a red lined vegetable Tong hao- like flowers and edible leaves
18 Mickey, porches Eyes closed, smelling Aroma- a pleasant/ nice smell Porch- a covered shelter at the front part of a house
19 Up and down, Scent- smell or aroma left behind
21 Bowl of soup, nodded Special- different and better than others Flavor- what it tastes like
23 Neighbors Noticed- to pay attention to Interested- might like to Trade- to give something for another
24 Recipe- tells you how to cook something
27 Flowers, vegetables neighborhood Neighborhood- the area where you live Blooming- growing
Target Tier 2 vocabulary related to story: Variety- many different kinds of things Different- not the same Compare- how 2 things are the same and different Attractive- good looking or pretty
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Read 1: ASK
ASK: Why did the little girl think that her vegetables were ugly?
Possible Answers: Because she liked the beautiful flowers
Because her vegetables were not attractive; they were yellow and green and bumpy and icky.
Because the vegetables did not have a variety of colors like the flowers did
Read 1: RESPOND RESPOND:
Restate what child said in a more complex sentence.
Use correct syntax.
Model rich vocabulary.
Build on children’s statements by adding more information.
Read 1: TIE TIE:
Summarize main idea: No matter how something looks or appears, everything has its own beauty or purpose.
Transition to next activity and push-in how it relates to the story.
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START: Read 2 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds
Read 2: STATE STATE: Show cover illustration and identify title and author. The title of the book is The Ugly Vegetables and the author, or the person
who wrote the story, is Grace Lin.
STATE: Story Problem- Remember the little girl and her mother planted a garden full of vegetables. The little girl noticed that her
garden was not as attractive as the neighbors. She thought their vegetables were ugly. STATE: Purpose of Read 2- I wonder how she was feeling when she noticed that her garden was different from her neighbors? Let’s
read and find out.
Read 2: TEACH
TEACH: Push-in characters’ thoughts and feelings (as they connect to key events) that relate to the story problem.
Page # Events Characters’ Thoughts and Feelings
2 The little girl and her mother started working on their garden.
Look at the little girl’s face. I noticed she is smiling. I’m thinking she is feeling joyful and excited to be working with her mom on their garden.
3-4 The little girl is noticing that her neighbors are also planting a garden but are using different tools. Mrs. Crumerine is using a small shovel but they are using a
I’m thinking that the little girl is recognizing the differences between her garden and the neighbors and may be feeling a little confused. She doesn’t quite understand why they are using different tools than their neighbors.
Push-In and Connect Characters’ Feelings
with Key Events
The Ugly Vegetables By: Grace Lin
Push-In Story Problem
Target Vocabulary
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big shovel because they need more digging. The Fitzgeralds are sprinkling their garden with watering cans but they are using a hose because their garden needs more water.
5-6 The little girl notices that she and her neighbor are labeling their gardens differently. Mrs. Angelhowe is putting seed packages in her garden and they are using papers with Chinese names of the vegetables.
The little girl asks her mom why they are sticking papers in their garden instead of seed packages. I am thinking she is curious and wants to know why they aren’t doing the same things as their neighbors.
7-8 The little girl is excited their garden is growing but then she notices that it looks different than her neighbor’s garden. The girl’s garden looks like grass and the neighbor’s garden looks like leaves.
I’m thinking she might feel disappointed and upset because she wanted to grow flowers like her neighbors.
9-10 The little girl notices that all of her neighbors’ gardens are blooming and beautiful. Everyone has flowers except for the girl’s.
I’m thinking the little girl is envious of her neighbors’ gardens. She wishes her garden smelled sweet and had colorful flowers like her neighbors.
11-12 I notice this little girl’s facial expression does not look happy, I think she is pouting. She must be feeling upset or disappointed about her garden.
13-14 The little girl compares the two gardens and thinks that hers is ugly or not attractive.
Again we see she looks upset. She might be feeling jealous or envious of her neighbors because their garden appears to be more attractive than her ugly vegetables.
21-22 The little girl realizes that the aroma is coming from her house and her mom has made a soup from the vegetables that they grew.
The little girl no longer looks upset. I think she is surprised because her ugly vegetables made such a delicious soup.
23-24 The aroma smelled so good that the neighbors came over and wanted to trade their beautiful flowers for some ugly vegetables.
I think the little girl now feels proud-really good- because all of the neighbors want to enjoy the soup that was created from her ugly vegetables.
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TEACH: Push-in target vocabulary using PAT. Page # Point Act Tell
2 Mother, garden, shovels, worms wriggle Garden- a piece of ground where you grow fruit, flowers, and vegetables Neighbors- people who live near you
3 small shovel
4 Hose, watering cans dragged Hose- a long tube that water can go through
5 Pieces of paper, seed packages Chinese- to do with China
7 Stems, little leaves
Popped, rushed Rushed- to do something very fast Different- things that are not the same
9 Rainbows of flowers Blooming- to grow Rainbows of flowers- different colors of flowers
10 Butterflies, bees
12 vines Ugly- not nice to look at Fuzzy- hairy Prickly- something that has a lot of sharp points on it
13 vegetables Lumpy- has bumps Thin- not very big Icky- nasty or yucky
14 Poppies, peonies, petunias
15 Wheelbarrow, knife Washed, Wheelbarrow- a small cart with one wheel
16 Xiao hu gua, curled, xian cai, tong hao “aie-yow”, muscles Tough- something that is strong and will not break easily Xiao hu gua- Chinese cucumbers, long thin and covered with bumps Xian cai- a red lined vegetable Tong hao- like flowers and edible leaves
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18 Mickey, porches Eyes closed, smelling Aroma- a pleasant/ nice smell Porch- a covered shelter at the front part of a house
19 Up and down, Scent- smell or aroma left behind
21 Bowl of soup, nodded Special- different and better than others Flavor- what it tastes like
23 neighbors Noticed- to pay attention to Interested- might like to Trade- to give something for another
24 Recipe- tells you how to cook something
27 Flowers, vegetables neighborhood Neighborhood- the area where you live Blooming- growing
Target Tier 2 vocabulary related to story: Variety- many different kinds of things Different- not the same Compare- how 2 things are the same and different Attractive- good looking or pretty Joyful- feeling happy Confused- when you don’t understand Disappointed/ Upset- upset because things did not work out the way you wanted them to Envious- want what somebody else has Jealous- want what somebody else has Proud- to feel good about yourself; to feel good about something you did Surprised- To not expect something, to discover something suddenly
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Read 2: ASK
ASK: Why was the girl upset about her garden?
Possible Answers: She was disappointed because the vegetables were ugly.
She was feeling jealous or envious of the neighbors because they were growing pretty flowers and their gardens were more attractive.
She felt alone and upset because they were growing something different.
Read 2: RESPOND RESPOND:
Restate what child said in a more complex sentence.
Use correct syntax.
Model rich vocabulary.
Build on children’s statements by adding more information.
Read 2: TIE TIE:
Summarize main idea: No matter how something looks or appears, everything has its own beauty or purpose.
Transition to next activity and push-in how it relates to the story.
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START: Read 3 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds
Read 3: STATE STATE: Show cover illustration and have the children recall the title and author. Remember, the title of the book is The Ugly
Vegetables and the author, or the person who wrote the story, is Grace Lin.
STATE: Pull-out story problem. Children state the problem
(The little girl and her mother planted a garden full of Chinese vegetables. The little girl noticed that her garden was not as attractive as the neighbors’ gardens. She was envious of the beautiful and bright flowers that were growing in her neighbors’ gardens. She thought her vegetables were ugly.) STATE: Purpose of Read 3 Now that you know this story so well, I would like for you to help tell the story. I wonder how the little girl felt
about her ugly vegetables at the end of the story… Let’s read to find out.
Read 3: TEACH
TEACH: Pull-out key events and characters’ thoughts and feelings.
Read a few passages that prompt children to respond.
Ask questions such as “What is happening here?” Then, connect character’s feelings to that event, “How do you think ______felt when that happened?”
Page # Possible Descriptions of Events Possible Descriptions of Characters’ Thoughts and Feelings
2 What’s happening here? Possible answer:
How do you think the little girl is feeling? Possible answer:
Pull-Out Characters’ Feelings
Key Events
Title: The Ugly Vegetables
By: Grace Lin
Pull-Out Story Problem
Target Vocabulary
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The little girl and her mom are starting to work on their garden.
I’m thinking she is feeling joyful and excited to be working with her mom on their garden.
3-4 What’s happening here? Possible answer: The little girl is noticing that her neighbors are also planting a garden but are using different tools, like a small shovel and green watering can.
What do you think the little girl is thinking? Possible answer: She might be a little confused. She doesn’t quite understand why they are using different tools than their neighbors.
5-6 What’s happening here? Possible answer: The little girl notices that their labels are different from the labels their neighbor is using. She asks her mom why and her mom says because they are growing Chinese vegetables.
How is the little girl feeling? Possible answer: She is curious and wants to know why they aren’t doing the same things as their neighbors.
7-8 Then what happens? Possible answer: The little girl is excited their garden is growing but then she notices that it looks different than her neighbor’s garden. The girl’s garden looks like grass
and the neighbor’s garden looks like leaves.
How is she feeling now? Possible answer: I’m thinking she might feel disappointed and upset because she wanted to grow flowers like her neighbors.
9-10 The little girl notices that all of her neighbors’ gardens are blooming and beautiful. Everyone has flowers except for the girl’s garden.
What do you think the little girl is thinking? Possible answer: The little girl is envious of her neighbors’ gardens. She wishes her garden smelled sweet and had colorful flowers like her neighbors.
11-12 What do you notice here? What do you think the little girl is thinking or feeling? Possible answer: The little girl’s facial expression does not look happy, I think she is pouting. She must be feeling upset or disappointed about their garden.
13-14 What is happening now? Possible answer:
How do you think she is feeling? Possible answer:
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The little girl compares the two gardens and thinks that hers is ugly or not attractive.
She might be feeling jealous or envious of her neighbors because their gardens appear to be more attractive than her ugly vegetables.
21-22 What’s happening here? Possible answer: The little girl realizes that the aroma is coming from her house and her mom has made a soup from the vegetables that they grew.
What do you think she is thinking now? Possible answer: The little girl no longer looks upset. She is surprised because her ugly vegetables made such a delicious soup.
23-24 What happened here at the end of our story? Possible answer: The aroma smelled so good that the neighbors came over and wanted to trade their beautiful flowers for some ugly vegetables.
How do you think the little girl is feeling now? Possible answer: She feels proud because all of the neighbors want to enjoy the soup that was created from her ugly vegetables.
TEACH: Pull-out target vocabulary.
Provide opportunities for children to use target vocabulary:
Variety- many different kinds of things Different- not the same Compare- how 2 things are the same and different Attractive- good looking or pretty Joyful- feeling happy Confused- when you don’t understand Disappointed/ Upset- upset because things did not work out the way you wanted them to Envious- want what somebody else has Jealous- want what somebody else has Proud- to feel good about yourself; to feel good about something you did Surprised- To not expect something, to discover something suddenly
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Read 3: ASK ASK: The final why question leads to the main idea.
How did the little girl feel about the ugly vegetables at the end of the story? Why?
Possible Answers: She was proud of the ugly vegetables because she realized even though they were ugly they could be used to make a delicious soup.
She felt joyful and excited because all of the neighbors wanted to eat the ugly vegetables that they had grown in their garden.
Read 3: RESPOND RESPOND:
Restate what child said in a more complex sentence.
Use correct syntax.
Model rich vocabulary.
Build on child’s statements by adding more information.
Read 3: TIE TIE:
Summarize main idea: No matter how something looks or appears, everything has its own beauty or purpose.
Transition to next activity and pull-out how it relates to the story.